47 4th Avenue
Worship Facility in New York City, NY · 11217
At a glance
47 4th Avenue is a 31,500-square-foot worship facility in New York City, New York, built in 1931. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 11 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 81.4 kBtu/ft² and 192 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 21% of the 224 scored worship facility buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 11 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 81.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 135.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 192 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 264,451 kWh |
| Natural gas | 16,615 therms |
| Gross floor area | 31,500 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:54329292:2024 |
Compliance context
Local Law 84 (LL84)
Under Local Law 97, buildings over 25,000 sq ft face carbon caps with fines of $268 per metric ton of CO₂e over the limit, phasing in from 2024.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 47 4th Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11217
- Coordinates
- 40.68295, -73.97929
Within ~1 km
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How does 47 4th Avenue compare with other worship facility buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 370 worship facility buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 47 4th Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 11 compares with an average of 43 across the 224 that report a score; it scores higher than 21% of them and lower than 78%. Its site EUI of 81.4 kBtu/ft² is about 30% above the average of 62.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 33% above the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 31,500 sq ft, it is about 30% below the average floor area of 44,868 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1931, 6 years earlier than the group's average year built (1937). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 11 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 11 means the building performs better than about 11% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 11 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 64 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In New York City, 43% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. 47 4th Avenue's 81.4 kBtu/ft² across 31,500 sq ft works out to about 2.6 billion Btu (751 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 135.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 264,451 kWh of electricity and 16,615 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 47 4th Avenue to report its energy use?
47 4th Avenue reports under Local Law 84 (LL84), the legal basis of New York City's Energy and Water Data Disclosure program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:54329292:2024). Under Local Law 97, buildings over 25,000 sq ft face carbon caps with fines of $268 per metric ton of CO₂e over the limit, phasing in from 2024.
More worship facility buildings in New York City
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- Church House Main· 31,387 sq ft · EUI 165.4 kBtu/ft²
- St Brigid Church 415 Linden St· 31,150 sq ft · score 13 (D)
- 1531 48th Street· 31,000 sq ft · score 12 (D)
- 1 Cliffwood Avenue AKA 500 Todt Hill Road· 31,000 sq ft · score 1 (D)
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Frequently asked questions
What is 47 4th Avenue's energy grade?
47 4th Avenue scores 11 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 47 4th Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 81.4 kBtu/ft² (135.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 31,500 sq ft, including 264,451 kWh of electricity and 16,615 therms of natural gas.
What are 47 4th Avenue's carbon emissions?
47 4th Avenue reported 192 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 47 4th Avenue?
47 4th Avenue is in New York City, New York 11217. Its coordinates are 40.68295, -73.97929 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 47 4th Avenue and when was it built?
47 4th Avenue has 31,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1931 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is 47 4th Avenue covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Energy and Water Data Disclosure disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under Local Law 84 (LL84).
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About this data
Source: Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84 (LL84)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “47 4th Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/47-4th-avenue-8c8163fd (data as of October 2, 2026).